At Boulder County Smiles in Lafayette CO we are proud to provide our community with the best dental care possible. It’s a lot of work to run a dental office, but it’s an important function. We are commmitted to excellence in what we do. It is by now well-established that your dental health is linked…
At Boulder County Smiles in Lafayette CO, each dental professional on our team helps us operate smoothly and provide a high level of care. This post focuses on the duties of a dental assistant. You probably think of the dental assistant as: “The one who suctions my mouth while the dentist is working on me,”…
This message from Boulder County Smiles in Lafayette is for the parents of teenagers. As most know all too well, many young people make some make questionable health choices as they progress toward independence. We encourage parents to be vigilant about twice-yearly dental exams and cleanings for their teens. Adolescent Dental Health Risks The most…
This post from Boulder County Smiles in Lafayette CO looks at one of the most aggravating nighttime behaviors: snoring. Specifically, the snoring of someone else disturbs your sleep. What is going on when a person snores? Snoring happens when soft tissue in the back of the throat collapses onto the soft palate. This narrows the…
Dental assistants are essential to the efficient operation of any dental practice, and Boulder County Smiles in Lafayette CO is no exception. In this article we’ll describe some of their roles, and in a small way pay tribute to these valued team members. In many ways, dental assistants are our right hands. They work closely…
Most parents make sure their child brushes their teeth. They do their best to limit candy and sugary drinks, and make sure there’s plenty of calcium and Vitamin D in their diets. But despite parents’ best efforts, we still treat a lot of tooth decay in kids at Boulder County Smiles in Lafayette CO. Parents…
Dental sealants are one of the best ways to protect your child’s teeth against decay. They’re easy to apply, and available at Boulder County Smiles in Lafayette CO. Here are five good reasons to have your child’s teeth treated with dental sealants: They are considered a very conservative, non-invasive treatment. They are really effective: children…
Tooth decay is far too common in young people. Despite everyone’s best efforts, we still see too much of it at Boulder County Smiles in Lafayette CO. Brushing may not be enough Sometimes parents think that baby teeth aren’t all that important, since they’ll eventually fall out and be replaced by adult teeth. That, however,…
This article is about some of the most frequent conditions that should be discussed with us, at Boulder County Smiles in Lafayette CO. There is a solution for each one of these issues. Tooth Decay. This is easily the most common dental problem. Tooth decay, or cavities, occur when plaque combines with the sugars and/or…
Sometimes a pacifier is the only thing that can calm a cranky baby. Parents tend to think of them as harmless, and as an easy way to pacify an infant. At Boulder County Smiles in Lafayette CO we share some thoughts about pacifiers. The American Academy of Pediatrics says pacifiers don’t cause any medical or…